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Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Buying Earth-2 Huntress Comics: Pre-Crisis Trades

HUNTRESS: DARKNIGHT DAUGHTER (TP)

Writer: Paul Levitz

Artist: Joe Staton

Description: The Huntress is on the prowl...she is unique in comics...the daughter of a hero and a villain: The Earth-Two Batman and Catwoman. Helena Wayne was trained by her parents to become a superb athlete, and studied law with the hope of bringing criminals to justice. But after Catwoman is blackmailed to resume her life of crime, leading to her death, Helena dons a costume and crossbow to become the Huntress to avenge her mother! Now the Huntress's classic origin and first few years of solo adventures are finally collected, written by Paul Levitz with art by Joe Staton and others, with an introduction by Levitz!

Description: The heroes of the Golden Age return! They were the world's first super-team: the Justice Society of America. Headlining the ALL STAR COMICS title of the 1940s, the JSA eventually faded into obscurity--until their much-demanded revival in the '70s! Now you can thrill to the continuing adventures of Superman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Dr. Fate, Wildcat, and younger heroes Robin, Power Girl, Star-Spangled Kid, and the Huntress!

Description: The Justice League of America teams up with their heroic predecessors, The Justice Society of America, in this new collection featuring three adventures that have never been reprinted before. First, the two teams face the unexpected threat from some of DC's war and Western characters, including Jonah Hex and Enemy Ace. Then, the teams must find the traitor within their own ranks. And finally, the JLA and JSA join forces with The New Gods to stop the evil might of Darkseid.

CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS VOL. 6 (TP)Writers: Gerry Conway, Roy ThomasArtists: Don Heck, Jerry OrdwayDescription: The Justice League of America teams up with their heroic predecessors, The Justice Society of America, in this new collection featuring three adventures that have never been reprinted before. First, the two teams face the threat of Gorilla Grodd and the Secret Society of Super-Villains. Then, the JLA and JSA battle alongside the All-Star Squadron against the Crime Syndicate. In the third epic in this book, the teams take on the Crime Champions of Earth-1.Stories Collected: Justice League of America #195-197, #207-209, All-Star Comics #14-15Print: Amazon | My Comic ShopDigital: Amazon | Comixology | DC Entertainment | iBooks

INFINITY INC: THE GENERATIONS SAGA VOL. 1 (HC)Writer: Roy ThomasArtists: Jerry OrdwayDescription: Shunned by their parents and mentors in the Justice Society of America, Infinity, Inc. is a team made up of the best and brightest new heroes from the next generation of DC Comics. Collecting a 1980s classic at last, INFINITY INC. follows the adventures of the Justice Society of America’s sons and daughters as they pick up the role of crime-fighters from their parents. Denied membership by the JSA due to a lack of experience, the young cast of Infinity Inc. decides to train themselves – including heroes Power Girl, Huntress, Jade, Obsidian, Nuklon, others.Stories Collected: All-Star Squadron #25-26, Annual #1, Infinity Inc #1-4.Print: Amazon | My Comic ShopDigital: Amazon | Comixology | DC Entertainment | iBooks

AMERICA VS. THE JUSTICE SOCIETY (TP)Writer: Roy ThomasArtists: Jerry Ordway, Rafael Kayanan, Rich Buckler, Alfredo Alcala, Howard Bender, and others
Description: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Years after his death, Batman’s diary is made public only to excuse his old teammates, the Justice Society of America, of being Nazi collaborators with Hitler himself. Not wanting to fight their own country, the Justice Society surrender themselves to the law and now stand trial for crimes they did not commit. Who is the mastermind behind framing the World’s Greatest Superheroes? And why would they tarnish their pillars of society?Stories Collected: America vs the Justice Society #1-4Print: Amazon | My Comic ShopDigital: Amazon | Comixology | DC Entertainment | iBooks

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (HC)Writer: Marv WolfmanArtist: George PérezDescription: This is the story that changed the DC Universe forever. A mysterious being known as the Anti-Monitor has begun a crusade across time to bring about the end of all existence. As alternate Earths are systematically destroyed, the Monitor quicklyassembles a team of super-heroes from across time and space to battle his counterpart and stop the destruction. DC's greatest heroes, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Aquaman, assemble to stop the menace, but as they watch both the Flash and Supergirl die in battle, they begin to wonder if even all of the heroes in the world can stop this destructive force.Stories Collected: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12.Print: Amazon | My Comic ShopDigital: Amazon | Comixology | DC Entertainment | iBooks

LAST DAYS OF THE JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICAWriter: Roy Thomas, Danette ThomasArtists: Michael Bair, Tom Grindberg, Mike Gustovich, Luke McConnell, David RossDescription: Green Lantern, the Flash, Starman, the Atom, Doctor Fate, Power Girl and the rest of the JSA were once the celebrated champions of Earth-2. But then came the Crisis, a cataclysm so great that it reached across realities, destroying all parallel worlds and leaving only one Earth. The Universe was saved, but the Justice Society was left in a world that is already filled with other heroes. But just as the team is on the cusp of disbanding, they receive a dire message from the Spectre, sending them on perhaps their greatest mission ever...Stories Collected: Last Days of the JSA, and more.Print:Amazon | My Comic ShopDigital:Amazon | Comixology | DC Entertainment | iBooks

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME PART 3 (HC)Writer: Geoff JohnsArtists: Alex Ross, Dale Eaglesham, Jerry OrdwayDescription: Picking up where PART II left off, the Justice Society begins to dissolve as Gog vows to bring peace to Earth in a way that frightens some and thrills others. Torn between Gog's desire to help the world and the moral cost it comes with, it's old guard vs. the new as the line that was drawn is crossed.Stories Collected: Justice Society of America #19-22Print: Amazon | My Comic ShopDigital: Amazon | Comixology | DC Entertainment | iBooks

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS (HC)Writers: Gardner Fox, Roy Thomas, James Robinson, Geoff JohnsArtists: VariousDescription: Comic book history was made in 1940 with the introduction of the Justice Society of America in ALL-STAR COMICS. Hour-Man, Doctor Fate, The Spectre, The Sandman, The Atom, The Flash, The Green Lantern and Hawkman all became acquainted with one another and the world met its first super-hero team! In the seventy-five years since their inaugural meeting, new generations of heroes including Superman, Wildcat, and Wonder Woman have come to the table with the purpose of protecting the DCU with their combined crime-fighting powers! Stories Collected: Various from 1940-2011Print: Amazon | My Comic ShopDigital: Amazon | Comixology | DC Entertainment | iBooks